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Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees" is a racist playground chant that has been used to mock children of Asian origin. One rendering of the chant is "Chinese/Japanese/Dirty Knees/Look at these Chinese Japanese/Dirty Knees". [ 1 ]
Comedian Shane Gillis’ return to “Saturday Night Live” has reignited a discussion about the way Asian jokes have persisted in comedy. Many are criticizing the sketch comedy show after it ...
'Ching chong' emerged a slur around the time of the Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States. While usually intended for ethnic Chinese, the slur has also been directed at other East Asians. Mary Paik Lee , a Korean immigrant who arrived with her family in San Francisco in 1906, wrote in her 1990 autobiography Quiet Odyssey that on her first ...
Perceptions of ethnic jokes are ambivalent. Christie Davies gives examples that, while many find them racist and offensive, for some people jokes poking fun at one's own ethnicity may be considered acceptable. He points out that ethnic jokes are often found funny exactly for the same reason they sound racist for others; it happens when they ...
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Chink is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent, [1] but also used to insult people with East Asian features. The use of the term describing eyes with epicanthic folds is considered highly offensive and is regarded as racist by many. [2] [3]
Comedian Jay Leno is apologizing for years of making anti-Asian jokes. The Media Action Network for Asian Americans has campaigned for years for Leno to apologize. Leno said he does not consider ...